Screen Projection Method and Apparatus, and Project End

ABSTRACT

In an embodiment a screen projection method includes determining, by a project end, to-be-projected data when a screen projection function is enabled, obtaining, by the project end, first data permission of the project end for the to-be-projected data and second data permission of a receive end for the to-be-projected data when the to-be-projected data is media data and projecting, by the project end, the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screen mirroring manner when the first data permission is higher than the second data permission or projecting, by the project end, the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a digital living network alliance manner when the first data permission is lower than the second data permission.

This application is a National Stage of International Patent ApplicationNo. PCT/CN2021/112885 filed on Aug. 17, 2021, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 202010892847.0 filed on Aug. 28, 2020.Both of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated byreference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure pertains to the field of screen projection technologies,and in particular, relates to a screen projection method and apparatus,and a project end.

BACKGROUND

With development of science and technology, a number of terminal devicesowned by users is increasing gradually. Screen projection and sharingbetween terminal devices become a daily requirement of users.

Terminal devices in a screen projection system include a project end anda receive end. Common screen projection manners include screen mirroring(Miracast) and digital living network alliance (Digital Living NetworkAlliance, DLNA). Screen mirroring means that a project end mirrorscontent on an entire screen of the project end to a correspondingreceive end. DLNA is a screen projection solution. Based on a set ofprotocols for interconnection between computers, mobile terminals, andconsumer appliances, DLNA enables a project end to project media dataonto a receive end, and the receive end plays the media data toimplement screen projection. The media data includes audio, a video, apicture, and the like.

During actual application, a user may choose to use screen mirroring orDLNA to implement screen projection. However, it is found in practicethat, regardless of screen mirroring or DLNA, a problem that media datacannot be normally played or play quality is poor often occurs afterscreen projection. Consequently, a final screen projection effect ispoor, and an actual requirement of a user cannot be met.

SUMMARY

In view of this, embodiments of this disclosure provide a screenprojection method and apparatus, and a project end, to resolve a problemthat a screen projection effect is poor in the conventional technology.

A first aspect of embodiments of this disclosure provides a screenprojection method, applied to a project end, and the method includes:

The project end determines to-be-projected data if a screen projectionfunction is enabled;

-   -   the project end obtains first data permission of the project end        for the to-be-projected data and second data permission of a        receive end for the to-be-projected data if the to-be-projected        data is media data; and    -   the project end projects the to-be-projected data onto the        receive end in a screen mirroring manner if the first data        permission is higher than the second data permission; or    -   the project end projects the to-be-projected data onto the        receive end in a digital living network alliance manner if the        first data permission is lower than the second data permission.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, in a case in which theto-be-projected data is media data, data permission of the project endand the receive end are compared. If the project end has higherpermission, the to-be-projected data is projected in a screen mirroringmanner. In this case, the higher data permission of the project end maybe fully used to perform a play operation on the to-be-projected data.If the receive end has higher data permission, the to-be-projected datais projected in a DLNA manner. In this case, the higher data permissionof the receive end may be fully used to perform a play operation on theto-be-projected data. According to this embodiment of this disclosure,automatic selection of a screen projection manner can be implemented, toprovide a user with higher data permission for the to-be-projected data.Therefore, during actual screen projection, the to-be-projected data maybe played by using higher data permission, so that a possibility thatthe to-be-projected data cannot be normally played due to the datapermission is greatly reduced. A smoother final screen projection effectis presented to the user.

In a first possible implementation of the first aspect, the methodfurther includes:

The project end projects the to-be-projected data onto the receive endin a screen mirroring manner if the to-be-projected data is not mediadata.

When a user needs to perform screen projection on an interface such as agame or a desktop, or needs to perform screen projection on a document,a screen projection manner is automatically selected in this embodimentof this disclosure, to perform screen recording on the interface such asthe game, the desktop, or the document, and send recorded screenshotdata to the receive end in a manner such as a video stream, to implementadaptive screen projection of non-media data.

In a second possible implementation of the first aspect, the methodfurther includes:

The project end projects the to-be-projected data onto the receive endin a digital living network alliance manner if the first data permissionis the same as the second data permission.

The DLNA implements screen projection by pushing a URL of theto-be-projected data, therefore, theoretically, the project end does notneed to play the to-be-projected data. In addition, the user may run thescreen projection function in the background and normally use anotherfunction except the screen projection function. In addition, in the DLNAmanner, the receive end may implement a play operation of theto-be-projected data. Therefore, when viewing the to-be-projected dataat the receive end, the user may directly perform operations on thereceive end, to achieve a better screen projection effect. Finally, whenthe DLNA manner is used for screen projection, the project end may notkeep the screen on, and this saves energy and power and reduces resourcewaste.

On the basis of the first and the second possible implementations of thefirst aspect, in a third possible implementation of the first aspect,the method further includes:

The project end obtains first decoding quality of the project end forthe to-be-projected data and second decoding quality of the receive endfor the to-be-projected data if the first data permission is the same asthe second data permission; and

-   -   the project end projects the to-be-projected data onto the        receive end in a screen mirroring manner if the first decoding        quality is higher than the second decoding quality; or    -   the project end projects the to-be-projected data onto the        receive end in a digital living network alliance manner if the        first decoding quality is lower than the second decoding        quality.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, the data permission of theproject end for the to-be-projected data and the data permission of thereceive end for the to-be-projected data are first compared. When thedata permission of the project end and the receive end are the same,decoding capabilities of the project end and the receive end for theto-be-projected data are compared. If the decoding capability of theproject end is higher, the screen mirroring manner is used for screenprojection. In this case, the higher decoding capability of the projectend may be fully utilized to implement decoding and playing of theto-be-projected data. When the decoding capability of the receive end ishigher, the DLNA manner is selected for screen projection. In this case,the higher decoding capability of the receive end may be fully utilizedto decode and play the to-be-projected data. According to thisembodiment of this disclosure, a screen projection manner can beautomatically selected when data permission is the same, to provide auser with a higher decoding capability for to-be-projected data.Therefore, during actual screen projection, the user can view a playingeffect of the to-be-projected data under the higher decoding capability.This prevents a case in which the decoding of the to-be-projected datais not smooth or even an error occurs when the decoding capability islow. The screen projection effect is clearer and smoother. Therefore, abetter projection effect can be implemented, and user experience can beimproved.

On the basis of the third possible implementation of the first aspect,in a fourth possible implementation of the first aspect, the methodfurther includes:

The project end projects the to-be-projected data onto the receive endin a digital living network alliance manner if the first decodingquality is the same as the second decoding quality.

When the decoding capabilities of the project end and the receive endare the same, theoretically, display of the to-be-projected data playedby the project end and the receive end is basically the same. However,user experience of screen mirroring and DLNA may be greatly differentduring actual screen projection. Therefore, to improve the overallscreen projection effect, and achieve a convenient operation, the DLNAmanner is used for screen projection in this embodiment of thisdisclosure, to achieve a better screen projection effect.

On the basis of the first and the second possible implementations of thefirst aspect, in a fifth possible implementation of the first aspect,the method further includes:

The project end determines a first application that can play theto-be-projected data from installed applications; and

-   -   obtains a user account of the first application, and determines        the first data permission based on the user account.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, the user account in theapplication in the receive end is used to determine the data permissionof the to-be-projected data by the project end. Therefore, in thisembodiment of this disclosure, it can be determined whether the projectend has the user account that plays the to-be-projected data.

On the basis of the first and the second possible implementations of thefirst aspect, in a sixth possible implementation of the first aspect,the method further includes:

The project end sends first information of the to-be-projected data tothe receive end; and

-   -   the project end receives the second data permission returned by        the receive end for the first information.

To obtain the data permission of the receive end for the to-be-projecteddata, in this embodiment of this disclosure, the project end sendsrelated information (that is, the first information) of theto-be-projected data to the receive end. The receive end determines thedata permission for the to-be-projected data based on the relatedinformation. Then, the receive end feeds back the data permission to theproject end, to effectively obtain the second data permission.

A second aspect of embodiments of this disclosure provides a screenprojection apparatus, including:

-   -   a data determining module, configured to determine        to-be-projected data when a screen projection function is        enabled;    -   a permission obtaining module, configured to obtain first data        permission of a project end for the to-be-projected data and        second data permission of a receive end for the to-be-projected        data when the to-be-projected data is media data;    -   a mirroring projection module, configured to project the        to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screen mirroring        manner if the first data permission is higher than the second        data permission; and    -   a digital projection module, configured to project the        to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a digital living        network alliance manner if the first data permission is lower        than the second data permission.

A third aspect of embodiments of this disclosure provides a project end,where the project end includes a memory and a processor, the memorystores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and when theprocessor executes the computer program, the project end is enabled toimplement the steps of the screen projection method according to any oneof the implementations of the first aspect.

A fourth aspect of embodiments of this disclosure provides acomputer-readable storage medium, where the computer-readable storagemedium stores a computer program, and when the computer program isexecuted by a processor, a project end is enabled to implement the stepsof the screen projection method according to any one of theimplementations of the first aspect.

A fifth aspect of embodiments of this disclosure provides a computerprogram product. When the computer program product is run on a projectend, the project end is enabled to perform the screen projection methodaccording to any one of the implementations of the first aspect.

A sixth aspect of embodiments of this disclosure provides a chip system,where the chip system includes a processor, the processor is coupled toa memory, and the processor executes a computer program stored in thememory, to implement the screen projection method according to any oneof the implementations of the first aspect.

The chip system may be a single chip or a chip module including aplurality of chips.

It may be understood that, for beneficial effects of the second aspectto the sixth aspect, refer to related descriptions in the first aspect.Details are not described herein again.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a screen projection method accordingto an embodiment of this disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a screen projectionapparatus according to an embodiment of this disclosure; and

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a mobile phone to whicha screen projection method is applicable according to an embodiment ofthis disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

In the following description, for illustration instead of limitation,specific details such as a particular system structure and a technologyare provided to facilitate a thorough understanding of embodiments ofthis disclosure. However, a person skilled in the field should know thatthis disclosure may also be implemented in other embodiments withoutthese specific details. In other cases, detailed descriptions ofwell-known systems, apparatuses, circuits, and methods are omitted, sothat this disclosure is described without being obscured by unnecessarydetails.

For ease of understanding of this disclosure, embodiments of thisdisclosure are briefly described herein first.

Terminal devices in a screen projection system include a project end anda receive end. To-be-projected data (that is, data that needs to beprojected) may be classified into two types: media data and non-mediadata. The media data includes audio, video, picture, and the like. Thenon-media data includes all types of data except the media data, forexample, an interface and a document. Common screen projection mannersinclude screen mirroring and DLNA.

The screen mirroring means that the project end takes a screenshot ofcontent displayed on a screen of the project end, and synchronouslysends recorded screenshot data to the receive end, so that the receiveend plays the screenshot data, to complete screen projection.

The DLNA is a screen projection solution designed to implementinterconnection between wireless and wired networks, includingcomputers, consumer appliances (such as TVs), and mobile terminals,making unlimited sharing and growth of digital media and contentservices possible. The DLNA includes a plurality of protocols forinterconnection between computers, mobile terminals, and consumerappliances. By complying with and using these protocols, media data of aproject end may be pushed to a receive end in a form of a data address(Uniform Resource Locator, URL). The receive end plays the media databased on the received data address, to implement screen projection ofthe media data. When screen projection is performed in a DLNA manner,the project end may exit a playback screen and perform other operations.

A comparison of screen mirroring and DLNA reveals the followingdifferences.

On the one hand, in the screen mirroring manner, a receive end onlyneeds to play received screenshot data. Therefore, a low requirement ona decoding capability of the receive end for media data is imposed.However, correspondingly, screen mirroring requires that a project endhas a strong media data decoding capability, so that the project end candecode and play the media data and display the non-media data. However,in DLNA, because a receive end obtains media data by using the URL andplays the media data, the receive end needs to have a certain decodingcapability. In this case, a low requirement on a decoding capability ofa project end is imposed.

On the other hand, data permission for to-be-projected data of differentterminal devices may vary to some extent. The data permission refers topermission of the terminal device to play the media data. The datapermission includes whether the terminal device has permission to playthe to-be-projected data completely, and whether the terminal device haspermission to decrypt the to-be-projected data if the to-be-projecteddata is encrypted. The data permission determines whether the terminaldevice can normally play the to-be-projected data. On this basis, whenthe data permission for the to-be-projected data of the project end ishigher than that of the receive end, if the DLNA manner is selected toperform screen projection of the to-be-projected data, a user can onlyplay the to-be-projected data in a manner with lower permission. Incontrast, when the data permission for the to-be-projected data of theproject end is lower than that of the receive end, if the screenmirroring manner is selected to perform screen projection of theto-be-projected data, the user also can only play the to-be-projecteddata in a manner with lower permission. For example, it is assumed thatthe to-be-projected data is a network video, the project end is a mobilephone, and the receive end is a computer. If the mobile phone has a veryimportant person (Very Important Person, VIP) account of a videoplatform (used to play the network video), the computer has a commonaccount of the video platform, and the VIP account can play the networkvideo completely, while the common account can play the network videoonly for the first 30 seconds, only the first 30 seconds of the networkvideo can be played on the receive end if the DLNA manner is used forscreen projection of the network video. In contrast, if the phone has acommon account and the computer has a VIP account, the user can view thenetwork video only for the first 30 seconds on the receive end if thescreen mirroring manner is used for screen projection.

It can be learned from the foregoing comparative analysis of the screenmirroring and the DLNA that, both the data permission and the decodingcapabilities of the project end and the receive end affect the finalscreen projection effect of the to-be-projected data. That is, whetherthe to-be-projected data can be normally played at the receive end, andsmoothness and definition of the to-be-projected data when played areaffected. During actual application, a user may choose to use screenmirroring or DLNA to implement screen projection as needed. However,regardless of the manner, only the data permission and decodingcapability of one of the project end or the receive end can be used. Forexample, in the screen mirroring manner, the data permission anddecoding capability of the project end are used; and in the DLNA manner,the data permission and decoding capability of the receive end are used.Therefore, if the user selects an improper screen projection manner,projected data cannot be normally played, or the played sound quality,definition, and smoothness are poor, that is, the screen projectioneffect is poor, and user experience deteriorates.

To improve a screen projection effect, in this embodiment of thisdisclosure, when performing screen projection, a project end firstidentifies whether to-be-projected data is media data. When theto-be-projected data is media data, data permission of the project endfor the to-be-projected data and data permission of the receive end forthe to-be-projected data are obtained, and the data permission arecompared. If the project end has higher data permission, screenprojection is performed in a screen mirroring manner. In this case, thedata permission of the project end may be fully utilized to play theto-be-projected data. If the receive end has higher data permission,screen projection is performed in a DLNA manner. In this case, the datapermission of the receive end may be fully utilized to play theto-be-projected data. According to this embodiment of this disclosure,automatic selection of a screen projection manner can be implemented, toprovide the user with higher data permission for the to-be-projecteddata. Therefore, during actual screen projection, the user may play theto-be-projected data by using higher data permission, to prevent a casein which the to-be-projected data cannot be normally played due to lowdata permission. Therefore, in this embodiment of this disclosure, abetter screen projection effect can be achieved, and user experience canbe improved.

In addition, some terms that may be used in this embodiment of thisdisclosure are described as follows:

To-be-projected data: The to-be-projected data refers to data that needsto be projected. In embodiments of this disclosure, the to-be-projecteddata is classified into two types: media data and non-media data. Themedia data includes audio, video, picture, and the like. The non-mediadata includes all data except the media data, for example, an interface,a document, and the like. A type of the to-be-projected data needs to bedetermined based on an actual application scenario.

Project end and receive end: In embodiments of this disclosure, theproject end is a terminal device that projects to-be-projected data; andthe receive end refers to a terminal device that receives theto-be-projected data and plays or displays the to-be-projected data. Ona basis that DLNA is supported, device types of the project end and thereceive end are not excessively limited in embodiments of thisdisclosure. Both the project end and the receive end may be terminaldevices such as a mobile phone, a television, a personal computer, atablet computer, or a wearable device, and may be specificallydetermined based on an actual application scenario. For example, in anactual scenario, when a mobile phone performs screen projection to asmart watch and a television, the mobile phone is a project end, andboth the smart watch and the television are receive ends. The projectend is an execution body of the screen projection method provided inthis embodiment of this disclosure.

Data permission (including first data permission and second datapermission): to provide a differentiated media service for a user, or toensure security of media data. During actual application, different datapermission is usually set for different terminal devices, to flexiblycontrol playing operations performed by the different terminal deviceson media data. For example, some video platforms provide common accountsand VIP accounts for users. VIP accounts have permission to play VIPvideos completely, while common accounts can only watch part of the VIPvideos. When a user watches a VIP video on a video platform on aterminal device, video data permission of the terminal device variesbased on a user account. For another example, for some media data with ahigh security level, encryption processing may be performed, andsecurity levels of different terminal devices may be implemented. Onlywhen the security level reaches a certain threshold, the terminal devicehas the permission to decrypt and play the data. Alternatively, mediadata is not encrypted, but corresponding security levels are set fordifferent terminal devices. In addition, the terminal device has thepermission to access and play the data only when the security levelreaches a certain threshold. Therefore, for a single piece of mediadata, even if the terminal device has software and hardwareconfigurations for playing the media data, it is difficult for theterminal device to normally play the media data without correspondingdata permission theoretically. In this embodiment of this disclosure,specific permission content included in the data permission may be setby a person skilled in the art based on an actual situation. Forexample, only “whether there is a VIP account” or “security level of theterminal device” may be included. Alternatively, both “whether there isa VIP account” and “security level of the terminal device” may beincluded. Another permission may also be included, such as “whetherencrypted media data can be decrypted”.

It should be noted that the data permission may be bound to the terminaldevice, or may be bound to a user account in the terminal device, or maybe bound to an account of an application in the terminal device. Anactual situation depends on actual media data. For example, when themedia data is offline media data, (for example, media data locallystored in the terminal device, or media data that is stored locally atthe project end and that is received by the receive end), the media datamay be bound to a physical address of the terminal device, or may bebound to a user account logged in to the terminal device. When the mediadata is online media data (for example, a network video provided by somevideo platforms, where a specific application needs to be used to accessand play the online media data, for example, a client of the videoplatform or a browser needs to be used to access and play the onlinemedia data), the media data may be bound to a login account logged in tothe specific application in the terminal device.

Decoding capability: With development of science and technology, usershave higher and higher requirements on quality of media data, therefore,more and more high-quality media data appears in the market, such aslossless music, 4K movies, and 8K images, where 4K refers to aresolution of 3840×2160 and 8K refers to a resolution of 7680×4320. Toplay high-quality media data, the terminal device needs to have acorresponding decoding capability, that is, a capability of restoringdata to playable audio, video, or picture.

In actual application, different terminal devices have differentdecoding capabilities for media data. When a decoding capability of theterminal device is weaker than data that needs to be decoded, it is verylikely that decoding fails and the data cannot be played, or indicatorssuch as voice quality, definition, and smoothness deteriorate even ifdecoding can be performed. For example, when a video decoding capabilityof a terminal device is weak, for example, the terminal device supportsdecoding of a 1080p video, if the terminal device needs to decode andplay a 4K movie, frame freezing during playback may occur, or sounds canbe heard but no images are displayed, or even the video cannot be playedat all. Similarly, if a terminal device has a weak audio decodingcapability, when the terminal device decrypts high-quality audio, audioplayback freezes or even the audio cannot be played at all. It can belearned that, the decoding capability of the project end and the receiveend for the media data affects indicators such as sound quality,definition, and smoothness of the media data played during finalprojection, and further affects the quality of the final projection to acertain extent. Therefore, in some embodiments of this disclosure, adecoding capability of the project end for the to-be-projected data anda decoding capability of the receive end for the to-be-projected dataare compared, to assist in automatic selection of a screen projectionmanner.

To describe the technical solutions of this disclosure, the followinguses specific embodiments for description.

FIG. 1 is an implementation flowchart of a screen projection methodaccording to Embodiment 1 of this disclosure. Details are as follows:

S101: If a screen projection function is enabled, a project enddetermines to-be-projected data, and identifies whether theto-be-projected data is media data.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, the project end has a screenprojection function. This function may be a function built in a softwaresystem of the project end or a function of an application installed inthe project end. An actual situation may be determined based on anactual scenario. In addition, a manner of enabling the screen projectionfunction is not excessively limited in this embodiment of thisdisclosure, and may be determined based on an actual scenario. A usermay enable the screen projection function by operating the project end.Alternatively, the screen projection function of the project end may beremotely enabled by sending an enabling instruction to the project endby another device. For example, when the screen projection function is abuilt-in function of the software system of the project end, the screenprojection function may be set to a function in system settings of thesoftware system. During use, the user may perform an operation in systemsettings to enable the screen projection function. Alternatively, ashortcut enabling manner may be provided for the screen projectionfunction by using a home screen icon, a floating window, a drop-downnotification bar, or the like. During use, the user may quickly enablethe screen projection function by tapping a corresponding icon or area.When the screen projection function is a function of an application, adeveloper of the application may set an enabling mode of the screenprojection function based on an actual requirement. For example, for avideo platform, a screen projection icon may be set on a video playinterface. The user enables the screen projection function by tappingthe icon.

After the screen projection function is enabled, the project end firstdetermines the data that needs to be projected (that is, theto-be-projected data) this time. A manner of determining theto-be-projected data may vary with actual settings of the screenprojection function. This may be specifically determined based on anactual scenario, and is not limited herein. For example, it may be setthat in a process of enabling the screen projection function,to-be-projected data needs to be selected first, for example, a video,audio, or a picture may be selected, or a screen projection interface ora document may be selected. The screen projection function is enabledonly after the to-be-projected data is selected. In this case, if thescreen projection function is enabled, the to-be-projected data may bedetermined based on a selection status. For another example, for anapplication such as a video platform, a screen projection icon may beset on an interface for playing media data, and media data played on acurrent interface is set to corresponding to-be-projected data. In thiscase, if the screen projection function is enabled, the media dataplayed on the current interface is used as the to-be-projected data.

After the to-be-projected data is determined, whether theto-be-projected data is media data is identified in this embodiment ofthis disclosure, that is, whether the to-be-projected data is audio, avideo, or a picture is identified. If the to-be-projected data is anyone of the data, it may be determined that the to-be-projected data ismedia data. On the contrary, if the to-be-projected data is not audio, avideo, or a picture, it may be determined that the to-be-projected datais not media data (that is, the to-be-projected data is non-media data).

S102: If the to-be-projected data is media data, the project end obtainsfirst data permission of the project end for the to-be-projected dataand second data permission of a receive end for the to-be-projecteddata, and compares the first data permission with the second datapermission.

When the to-be-projected data is media data, to play the media data withmaximum permission, and achieve a better screen projection effect, inthis embodiment of this disclosure, the data permission (that is, thefirst data permission and the second data permission) of the project endand the receive end for the to-be-projected data is obtained. Theproject end may obtain the first data permission by reading the datapermission of the project end for the to-be-projected data. For example,in some optional embodiments, when the data permission is determinedbased on “whether there is a VIP account”, an application (that is, afirst application) that can play the to-be-projected data may be firstdetermined from applications installed on the project end, for example,a video player. Then, a user account in the application is obtained, andwhether the project end has data permission to play the to-be-projecteddata is determined based on the user account. For the second datapermission of the receive end for the to-be-projected data, the projectend needs to request corresponding data from the receive end.

To implement the request for the second data permission, in thisembodiment of this disclosure, the project end may send relatedinformation (that is, first information) of the to-be-projected data tothe receive end. After receiving the related information, the receiveend reads the data permission (that is, the second data permission) ofthe receive end for the to-be-projected data, and sends the datapermission to the project end. The related information may be attributedata of the to-be-projected data, for example, a data type, a data size,and resolution, or may be play information related to theto-be-projected data. For example, when the to-be-projected data has asecurity level requirement on a terminal device, the data can be playedonly when a security level of the terminal device reaches a preset levelor higher. In this case, the play information may be a security levelrequirement. For another example, when the to-be-projected data is anonline video of a video platform, the play information may be videoplatform information of the video platform, for example, may be a nameof the video platform or a unique identifier of an application of thevideo platform. In this way, the receive end may uniquely determine thevideo platform, and determine whether the receive end has acorresponding video platform VIP account, or whether the receive end hascorresponding video-on-demand permission, or the like.

Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 2 , a request operation for the seconddata permission may be as follows:

S201: The project end sends first information of the to-be-projecteddata to the receive end.

S202: After receiving the first information, the receive end obtains thesecond data permission of the receive end for the to-be-projected databased on the first information, and sends the second data permission tothe project end.

In this case, that the project end obtains the second data permission ofthe receive end for the to-be-projected data may be replaced with: Theproject end sends the first information of the to-be-projected data tothe receive end, and receives the second data permission returned by thereceive end for the first information.

To obtain the data permission of the receive end for the to-be-projecteddata, in this embodiment of this disclosure, the project end sends therelated information (that is, the first information) of theto-be-projected data to the receive end. For example, when theto-be-projected data is an online video of a video platform, and thedata permission includes only “whether there is a VIP account”, therelated information may be information about the video platform thatplays the to-be-projected data. After receiving the video platforminformation, the receive end reads an account status of the receive endon the video platform (the account can be obtained by starting theapplication on the video platform) and returns a result indicatingwhether the account is a VIP account to the project end. Alternatively,the related information may be a URL of the online video. When receivingthe URL, the receive end determines the corresponding video platform orvideo platform application based on the URL, obtains an account statusof the receive end on the video platform, and returns a resultindicating whether the account is a VIP account to the project end.

For another example, when the to-be-projected data is local media data(such as local audio, video, or picture) in the project end, if thelocal media data is data with high confidentiality, and a terminaldevice with a high security level is required to play the local mediadata, that is, the data permission includes “security level of theterminal device”, the related information may include a security levelrequirement of the local media data. For example, assuming that therequirement is “level 2 or higher”, after receiving the security levelrequirement, the receive end sends the security level of the receive endto the project end, or the receive end determines whether the securitylevel of the receive end meets the security level requirement, andreturns a determining result to the project end.

It should be noted that, based on different forms of the screenprojection function in the terminal devices (including the project endand the receive end), manners of obtaining the data permission may alsobe different to some extent. For example, in some optional embodiments,when the screen projection function exists in the software system, thedata permission of the software system of the terminal device and thedata permission of a hardware component for the to-be-projected data maybe read, for example, security levels of the software system and thehardware component. When the screen projection function exists in theapplication, any one or two pieces of the data permission of thesoftware system and the hardware component of the terminal device andthe data permission of the application and the data permission for theto-be-projected data may be obtained based on a requirement, forexample, two data permission may be obtained, and the obtained two datapermission are combined to be a final data permission of theto-be-projected data of the terminal device. For example, when theto-be-projected data is encrypted, the terminal device needs to obtain adecryption permission of the to-be-projected data. The terminal devicemay obtain the decryption permission of the software system and thehardware component of the terminal device for the to-be-projected data,and the data permission of the application installed in the terminaldevice for the to-be-projected data, and combine the permission. If bothpermission cannot be decrypted, it is determined that the terminaldevice does not have the decryption permission. If one or two datapermission can be decrypted, it is determined that the terminal devicehas the decryption permission.

After the data permission of the project end and the receive end for theto-be-projected data are obtained, in this embodiment of thisdisclosure, the two data permission are compared, and an end with higherdata permission is determined. A method for comparing data permission isnot excessively limited in this embodiment of this disclosure, and maybe set by a person skilled in the art. For example, in some optionalembodiments, when the data permission includes only one piece ofcontent, a level of the content may be directly compared. For example,when the data permission includes only “whether there is a VIP account”,VIP account statuses of the project end and the receive end may bedirectly compared. If both ends have VIP accounts or neither end has aVIP account, it may be determined that the project end and the receiveend have a same data permission. If one end has a VIP account but theother end does not have a VIP account, it may be determined that thedata permission of the end that has a VIP account is higher. However, insome other optional embodiments, when the data permission includes aplurality of pieces of content, weight coefficients may be set fordifferent content. After comparing the content one by one, the level ofthe data permission is determined based on the weight coefficient. Whenthe weight coefficients of each content are the same, it is equivalentto comparing data permission by using a voting method.

S103: Project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screenmirroring manner if the first data permission is higher than the seconddata permission.

When the first data permission is higher than the second datapermission, it indicates that the data permission of the project end ishigher. Therefore, in this case, the screen mirroring manner is used forscreen projection in this embodiment of this disclosure. That is, theproject end plays the to-be-projected data based on the data permissionof the project end. For example, the project end plays the online videoby using a VIP account, or decrypts the encrypted to-be-projected dataand then plays the data. In addition, the project end takes a screenshotand records the screen interface when the to-be-projected data isplayed, and then sends recorded screenshot data to the receive end in amanner such as a video stream. Correspondingly, the receive end mayimplement screen projection and playing of the to-be-projected data byplaying the received screenshot data. In this case, the user may viewthe to-be-projected data at the receive end, and may control, at theproject end, a play operation of the to-be-projected data, for example,control a video playback progress, an audio volume, or an image zoomratio. Details of operations in the screen mirroring manner are notexcessively limited in this embodiment of this disclosure, and may beset by a person skilled in the art based on a requirement.

S104: Project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNAmanner if the first data permission is lower than the second datapermission.

When the second data permission is higher than the first datapermission, it indicates that the data permission of the receive end ishigher. Therefore, in this case, the DLNA manner is used for screenprojection in this embodiment of this disclosure. That is, the projectend sends a URL of the to-be-projected data to the receive end. Thereceive end obtains the to-be-projected data based on the URL, and playsthe to-be-projected data based on the data permission of the receiveend. For example, the receive end plays the online video by using a VIPaccount, or decrypts the encrypted to-be-projected data and then playsthe data. In this case, the user may view the to-be-projected data atthe receive end, and may control, at the receive end, a play operationof the to-be-projected data, for example, control a video playbackprogress, an audio volume, or an image zoom ratio. Details of operationsin the DLNA manner are not excessively limited in this embodiment ofthis disclosure, and may be set by a person skilled in the art based ona requirement.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, in a case in which theto-be-projected data is media data, data permission of the project endand the receive end are compared. If the project end has higherpermission, the to-be-projected data is projected in a screen mirroringmanner. In this case, the higher data permission of the project end maybe fully used to perform a play operation on the to-be-projected data.If the receive end has higher data permission, the to-be-projected datais projected in a DLNA manner. In this case, the higher data permissionof the receive end may be fully used to perform a play operation on theto-be-projected data. According to this embodiment of this disclosure,automatic selection of a screen projection manner can be implemented,and the user is always provided with higher data permission for theto-be-projected data. Therefore, in an actual screen projection process,the to-be-projected data may be played by using higher data permission,so that a possibility that the to-be-projected data cannot be normallyplayed due to the data permission is greatly reduced. A smoother finalscreen projection effect is presented to the user.

In an optional embodiment of this disclosure, during actual application,data permission of the project end and the receive end for theto-be-projected data may also be the same. That is, a result of S102 maybe that the first data permission is the same as the second datapermission. In this case, no matter which end is selected to play theto-be-projected data, theoretically, an impact of permission on theplayback is the same. Based on this, in this embodiment of thisdisclosure, after S102, screen mirroring or DLNA may be used toimplement screen projection of the to-be-projected data.

Considering that in an actual application scenario of screen projection,if screen mirroring is used for screen projection, a user needs toperform a play operation on the project end, and a play interface ofto-be-projected data in the project end needs to be maintained. In thiscase, the following problems may occur:

-   -   1. It is difficult for the user to use functions other than the        screen projection function of the project end. For example, when        the project end is a mobile phone, and the to-be-projected data        is a video, screen mirroring requires the user to keep a video        playing interface in the phone. In this case, if the user exits        the video playing interface and uses other functions, for        example, a phone call or an SMS message function, screen        projection cannot be performed properly.    -   2. The project end and the receive end may be far away from each        other, and it is inconvenient for the user to operate the        project end. For example, when a desktop computer in a bedroom        is used to project on a television in a living room, if the user        needs to perform an operation such as pausing or fast-forwarding        the to-be-projected data, the user needs to go to the bedroom to        perform the operation. This is very inconvenient.    -   3. Screen mirroring usually requires that the screen of the        project end is steady on, which leads to high power consumption        of the project end and waste of resources.

To resolve the foregoing problems and improve the screen projectioneffect and user experience, in an optional embodiment of thisdisclosure, as shown in FIG. 3 , after S102, the method further includesthe following steps.

S105: Project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNAmanner if the first data permission is the same as the second datapermission.

The DLNA implements screen projection by pushing a URL of theto-be-projected data. Therefore, theoretically, the project end does notneed to play the to-be-projected data. In addition, the user may run thescreen projection function in the background and normally use anotherfunction except the screen projection function. In addition, in the DLNAmanner, the receive end may implement a play operation of theto-be-projected data, for example, pause, fast-forward, and volumeadjustment of audio and video, and zoom-in or zoom-out of a picture.Therefore, when viewing the to-be-projected data at the receive end, theuser may directly operate the receive end, and does not need to performan operation on the project end. Finally, when the DLNA manner is usedfor screen projection, the project end may not keep the screen on, andthis saves energy and power and reduces resource waste. Based on thesereasons, in this embodiment of this disclosure, when it is determinedthat data permission of the project end and the receive end are thesame, the to-be-projected data is projected in a DLNA manner. In thiscase, the screen projection effect is better for the user.

Correspondingly, based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , acorresponding screen projection method decision-making table in thisembodiment of this disclosure may be shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Receive end Project end Second data permission Second datapermission First data permission The data permission of the two Theproject end has higher data ends is the same, and the DLNA permission,and the screen manner is used for screen mirroring manner is used forscreen projection projection First data permission The receive end hashigher data The data permission of the two ends permission, and the DLNAis the same, and the DLNA manner manner is used for screen is used forscreen projection projection

In Table 1, data permission comparison results of the project end andthe receive end are classified into four types: the data permission ofthe project end is higher; the data permission of the project end andthe receive end are high and the same; the data permission of thereceive end is higher; and the data permission of the project end andthe receive end is low and the same, and corresponding projectionmanners are set. During actual application, a screen projection mannermay be determined based on the comparison result, to implement automaticdecision on the screen projection manner.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, steps S104 and S105 may becombined as follows: Project the to-be-projected data onto the receiveend in a DLNA manner if the first data permission is lower than or equalto the second data permission.

In another optional embodiment of this disclosure, during actualapplication, the data permission of the project end and the receive endfor the to-be-projected data may be the same. That is, a result of S102may be that the first data permission is the same as the second datapermission. In this case, no matter which end is selected to play theto-be-projected data, theoretically, an impact of permission on theplayback is the same. During actual application, it is found that, inaddition to the data permission, a decoding capability of the projectend for the media data also greatly affects the playing effect of themedia data, for example, whether frame freezing occurs and howdefinition is. In a screen projection scenario, a final screenprojection effect of the media data is affected. Therefore, in a case inwhich the two ends have the same data permission, to finally implementbetter decoding and playing of the to-be-projected data, a decodingcapability of the project end and a decoding capability of the receiveend continue to be compared in this embodiment of this disclosure. Asshown in FIG. 4 , after S102, the method further includes the followingsteps.

S106: If the first data permission is the same as the second datapermission, obtain a first decoding capability of the project end forthe to-be-projected data and a second decoding capability of the receiveend for the to-be-projected data, and compare the first decodingcapability with the second decoding capability.

During actual application, decoding is divided into hardware decodingand software decoding. Software decoding means that media data isdecoded by using a CPU, and computing resources of the CPU need to beconsumed. Hardware decoding is to decode media data by using hardwareother than a CPU, for example, decode media data by using a GPU or ahardware decoder.

To better decode the to-be-projected data, and present a better finalscreen projection effect to the user, in this embodiment of thisdisclosure, decoding capabilities (that is, the first decodingcapability and the second decoding capability) of the project end andthe receive end for the to-be-projected data are obtained, and the firstdecoding capability and the second decoding capability are compared. Thefirst decoding capability may be obtained by reading, by the projectend, a hardware decoding capability and a software decoding capabilityfor a data type of the to-be-projected data. For example, when the typeof the to-be-projected data is a video, the project end reads a videodecoding capability supported by the project end, for example, 1080p and4K. For the second decoding capability, the receive end needs to read ahardware decoding capability and a software decoding capability of thereceive end for the to-be-projected data based on the data type of theto-be-projected data, obtain a final decoding capability, and feed backthe final decoding capability to the project end. To enable the receiveend to obtain the type of the to-be-projected data, the project end maysend the type of the to-be-projected data to the receive end. Whenapplied in combination with the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , if thereceive end can determine the type of the to-be-projected data based onthe first information, for example, the first information carries thetype of the to-be-projected data, or the first information is a URL andthe receive end determines the type of the to-be-projected data by usingthe URL, the project end does not need to send the type of theto-be-projected data to the receive end.

In some optional embodiments, considering that it is sometimes difficultto obtain both the hardware decoding capability and the softwaredecoding capability, the project end and the receive end may obtain onlythe hardware decoding capability or the software decoding capabilitywhen obtaining the decoding capability of the project end and thereceive end. This may be specifically set by a skilled person based onan actual situation, and is not limited herein.

S107: If the first decoding capability is higher than the seconddecoding capability, decode the to-be-projected data, and project thedecoded to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screen mirroringmanner.

When the first decoding capability is higher than the second decodingcapability, it indicates that the project end has a higher decodingcapability for the to-be-projected data. For example, it is assumed thatthe type of the to-be-projected data is a video, and it is assumed thatthe project end supports both 1080p decoding and playing of a video and4K decoding and playing of a video, while the receive end supports only1080p decoding and playing of a video. In this case, the project end hasa higher decoding capability of 4K. When the project end is used todecode and play the to-be-projected data, theoretically, indicators suchas smoothness and definition during decoding and playing of the projectend are higher than those of the receive end with a lower decodingcapability. Therefore, in this embodiment of this disclosure, the screenmirroring manner is used to implement screen projection of theto-be-projected data. That is, the project end decodes and plays theto-be-projected data by using the decoding capability of the projectend, and performs screen recording and transmission at the same time asthe playback. For specific description of the screen projection mannerof screen mirroring, refer to the description in S103. Details are notdescribed herein again.

S108: If the first decoding capability is lower than the second decodingcapability, project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in aDLNA manner.

When the second decoding capability is higher than the first decodingcapability, it indicates that the receive end has a higher decodingcapability for the to-be-projected data. For example, it is assumed thatthe type of the to-be-projected data is a video, and it is assumed thatthe project end supports only 1080p decoding and playing of a video,while the receive end supports both 1080p decoding and playing of avideo and 4K decoding and playing of a video. In this case, the receiveend has a higher decoding capability of 4K. When the receive end is usedto decode and play the to-be-projected data, theoretically, indicatorssuch as smoothness and definition during decoding and playing of theproject end are higher than those of the project end with a lowerdecoding capability. Therefore, in this embodiment of this disclosure,the DLNA manner is used to implement screen projection of theto-be-projected data. That is, the receive end decodes and plays theto-be-projected data by using the decoding capability of the receiveend. For specific description of the screen projection manner of DLNA,refer to the description in S104. Details are not described hereinagain.

In an optional embodiment of this disclosure, to implement effectivequantization and comparison of decoding capabilities, as shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment of this disclosure, S106 may be replaced with thefollowing step.

S1061: If the first data permission is the same as the second datapermission, obtain first decoding quality of the project end for theto-be-projected data and second decoding quality of the receive end forthe to-be-projected data, and compare the first decoding quality withthe second decoding quality.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, decoding quality (including thefirst decoding quality and the second decoding quality) is highestplayback quality supported by a terminal device (including the projectend and the receive end) when the data type of the to-be-projected datais decoded and played by using a highest decoding capability, and is aquantization representation manner of a decoding capability. An exampleis used for description. It is assumed that a type of theto-be-projected data is a video, and it is assumed that the terminaldevice supports both 1080p decoding and playing of a video and 4Kdecoding and playing of a video. In this case, if the highest decodingcapability of the terminal device is used for video decoding andplaying, highest video quality supported theoretically is 4K. Therefore,decoding quality of the terminal device in this case is 4K. In thisembodiment of this disclosure, the receive end only needs to return thedecoding quality (that is, the second decoding quality) of theto-be-projected data.

Correspondingly, S107 and S108 may be replaced with the following steps.

S1071: If the first decoding quality is higher than the second decodingquality, decode the to-be-projected data, and project the decodedto-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screen mirroring manner.

S1081: If the first decoding quality is lower than the second decodingquality, project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNAmanner.

In an optional embodiment of this disclosure, considering that decodingcapabilities of the project end and the receive end may alternatively bethe same, to achieve a better screen projection effect, in thisembodiment of this disclosure, a DLNA manner is preferably used forscreen projection. To be specific, after S106, the method furtherincludes the following step.

S109: Project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNAmanner if the first decoding capability is the same as the seconddecoding capability.

When the first decoding capability is the same as the second decodingcapability, theoretically, display of the to-be-projected data played bythe project end and the receive end is basically the same. However, userexperience of screen mirroring and DLNA may be greatly different duringactual screen projection. Therefore, to improve the overall screenprojection effect, and achieve a convenient operation, the DLNA manneris used for screen projection in this embodiment of this disclosure. Fora specific description of a selection reason and beneficial effects,refer to the content description of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 .Details are not described herein again.

Corresponding to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 , S109 may be replacedwith the following step: Project the to-be-projected data onto thereceive end in a DLNA manner if the first decoding quality is the sameas the second decoding quality.

In this case, S109 may be combined with S1081 to obtain the followingstep: Project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNAmanner if the first decoding quality is lower than the second decodingquality, or the first decoding quality is the same as the seconddecoding quality.

Correspondingly, in this embodiment of this disclosure, on the basisthat the project end and the receive end have same data permission forthe to-be-projected data, a corresponding screen projection methoddecision-making table may be shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Receive end Project end Second decoding quality Second decodingquality First decoding quality The decoding quality of the two Theproject end has higher ends is the same, and the DLNA decoding quality,and the screen manner is used for screen mirroring manner is used forprojection screen projection First decoding quality The receive end hashigher The decoding quality of the two decoding quality, and the DLNAends is the same, and the DLNA manner is used for screen manner is usedfor screen projection projection

In Table 2, decoding quality comparison results of the project end andthe receive end are classified into four types: the decoding quality ofthe project end is higher; the decoding quality of the project end andthe receive end is high and the same; the decoding quality of thereceive end is higher; and the decoding quality of the project end andthe receive end is low and the same, and corresponding projectionmanners are set. During actual application, a screen projection mannermay be determined based on the comparison result, to implement automaticdecision on the screen projection manner.

In this embodiment of this disclosure, the data permission of theproject end for the to-be-projected data and the data permission of thereceive end for the to-be-projected data are first compared. When thedata permission of the project end and the receive end are the same,decoding capabilities of the project end and the receive end for theto-be-projected data are compared. If the decoding capability of theproject end is higher, the screen mirroring manner is used for screenprojection. In this case, the higher decoding capability of the projectend may be fully utilized to implement decoding and playing of theto-be-projected data. When the decoding capability of the receive end ishigher, the DLNA manner is selected for screen projection. In this case,the higher decoding capability of the receive end may be fully utilizedto decode and play the to-be-projected data. According to thisembodiment of this disclosure, a screen projection manner can beautomatically selected when data permission is the same, and a user isalways provided with a higher decoding capability for to-be-projecteddata. Therefore, during actual screen projection, the user can view aplaying effect of the to-be-projected data under the higher decodingcapability. This prevents a case in which the decoding of theto-be-projected data is not smooth or even an error occurs when thedecoding capability is low. The screen projection effect is clearer andsmoother. Therefore, a better projection effect can be implemented, anduser experience can be improved. In addition, by comparing datapermission and then comparing decoding capabilities, normal play ofto-be-projected data can be ensured. Then a more appropriate decodingoperation may be selected to make the overall screen projection effectbetter. Therefore, in this embodiment of this disclosure, adaptiveselection of the screen projection manner can be implemented, to achievea better screen projection effect.

In an optional embodiment of this disclosure, considering that in actualapplication, the to-be-projected data may also be non-media data, forexample, a document and a game interface, and the non-media data cannotbe projected in a DLNA manner, the screen mirroring manner is used forscreen projection in this embodiment of this disclosure. As shown inFIG. 6 , an embodiment of this disclosure includes the following steps.

S110: If the to-be-projected data is not media data, project theto-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screen mirroring manner.

When a user needs to perform screen projection on an interface such as agame or a desktop, or needs to perform screen projection on a document,a screen projection manner is automatically selected in this embodimentof this disclosure, to perform screen recording on the interface such asthe game, the desktop, or the document, and send recorded screenshotdata to the receive end in a manner such as a video stream, so as toimplement screen projection. For specific description of the screenprojection manner of screen mirroring, refer to the description in S103.Details are not described herein again.

Corresponding to the screen projection method in the foregoingembodiment, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a screenprojection apparatus according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Forease of description, only parts related to this embodiment of thisdisclosure are shown.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the screen projection apparatus includes:

-   -   a data determining module 71, configured to determine        to-be-projected data when a screen projection function is        enabled;    -   a permission obtaining module 72, configured to obtain first        data permission of a project end for the to-be-projected data        and second data permission of a receive end for the        to-be-projected data when the to-be-projected data is media        data;    -   a mirroring projection module 73, configured to project the        to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screen mirroring        manner if the first data permission is higher than the second        data permission; and    -   a digital projection module 74, configured to project the        to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNA manner if        the first data permission is lower than the second data        permission.

In an embodiment of this disclosure, the mirroring projection module 73is further configured to:

-   -   project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a        screen mirroring manner if the to-be-projected data is not media        data.

In an embodiment of this disclosure, the digital projection module 74 isfurther configured to:

-   -   project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNA        manner if the first data permission is the same as the second        data permission.

In an embodiment of this disclosure, the screen projection apparatusfurther includes:

-   -   a decoding capability obtaining module, configured to: obtain        first decoding quality of the project end for the        to-be-projected data and second decoding quality of the receive        end for the to-be-projected data when the first data permission        is the same as the second data permission.

The mirroring projection module 73 is further configured to: project theto-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screen mirroring mannerwhen the first decoding quality is higher than the second decodingquality.

The digital projection module 74 is configured to: project theto-be-projected data onto the receive end in a digital living networkalliance manner when the first decoding quality is lower than the seconddecoding quality.

In an embodiment of this disclosure, the digital projection module 74 isfurther configured to:

-   -   project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a DLNA        manner if the first decoding quality is the same as the second        decoding quality.

In an embodiment of this disclosure, the permission obtaining module 72includes:

-   -   an application determining module, configured to determine, from        applications installed on the project end, a first application        that can play the to-be-projected data; and    -   a permission obtaining submodule, configured to obtain a user        account of the first application, and determine the first data        permission based on the user account.

In an embodiment of this disclosure, the permission obtaining module 72includes:

-   -   an information sending module, configured to send first        information of the to-be-projected data to the receive end; and    -   a permission receiving module, configured to receive the second        data permission returned by the receive end for the first        information.

For a process in which each module in the screen projection apparatusprovided in this embodiment of this disclosure implements a respectivefunction, refer to descriptions of the embodiments shown in FIG. 1 toFIG. 6 and other related method embodiments. Details are not describedherein again.

It should be noted that content such as information exchange between theforegoing apparatuses/units and the execution processes thereof is basedon a same concept as the method embodiments of this disclosure. Forspecific functions and technical effects of the content, refer to themethod embodiments. Details are not described herein again.

It should be understood that sequence numbers of the steps do not meanexecution sequences in the foregoing embodiments. The executionsequences of the processes should be determined based on functions andinternal logic of the processes, and should not be construed as anylimitation on the implementation processes of embodiments of thisdisclosure.

It should be understood that, when used in the specification and theappended claims of this disclosure, the term “include” indicatespresence of the described features, entireties, steps, operations,elements, and/or components, but does not exclude presence or additionof one or more other features, entireties, steps, operations, elements,components, and/or sets thereof.

It should also be understood that the term “and/or” used in thespecification and the appended claims of this disclosure refers to anycombination and all possible combinations of one or more associatedlisted items, and includes these combinations.

As used in the specification and the appended claims of this disclosure,the term “if” may be interpreted as “when”, “once”, “in response todetermining”, or “in response to detecting” depending on the context.Likewise, the phrase “if it is determined that” or “if (a describedcondition or event) is detected” may be interpreted as a meaning of“once it is determined that” or “in response to determining” or “once (adescribed condition or event) is detected” or “in response to detecting(a described condition or event)” depending on the context.

In addition, in the descriptions of the specification and claims of thisdisclosure, the terms “first”, “second”, “third”, and the like aremerely intended for the purpose of differentiated description, but shallnot be understood as an indication or an implication of relativeimportance. It should be further understood that although the terms“first”, “second”, and the like are used to describe various elements insome embodiments of this disclosure, these elements should not belimited by the terms. The terms are merely used to distinguish oneelement from another element. For example, the first table may be namedthe second table, and similarly, the second table may be named the firsttable without departing from the scope of the various describedembodiments. The first table and the second table are both tables, butthey are not the same table.

Reference to “an embodiment”, “some embodiments”, or the like describedin this specification indicates that one or more embodiments of thisdisclosure include a specific feature, structure, or characteristicdescribed with reference to the embodiments. Therefore, statements suchas “in an embodiment”, “in some embodiments”, “in some otherembodiments”, and “in other embodiments” that appear at different placesin this specification do not necessarily mean reference to a sameembodiment, instead, they mean “one or more but not all of embodiments”,unless otherwise specifically emphasized. The terms “include”,“comprise”, “have”, and their variants all mean “include but are notlimited to”, unless otherwise specifically emphasized.

The screen projection method according to embodiments of this disclosuremay be applied to a project end such as a mobile phone, a tabletcomputer, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted device, an augmentedreality (augmented reality, AR)/virtual reality (virtual reality, VR)device, a notebook computer, an ultra-mobile personal computer(ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a netbook, or a personal digitalassistant (personal digital assistant, PDA). A specific type of theproject end and the server is not limited in embodiments of thisdisclosure.

For example, the project end may be a station (STATION, ST) in a WLAN,and may be a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PersonalDigital Assistant, PDA) device, a handheld device with a wirelesscommunication function, a computing device or another processing deviceconnected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, an terminal inan Internet of Vehicles, a computer, a laptop computer, a handheldcommunication device, a handheld computing device, a television set-topbox (set top box, STB), customer premise equipment (customer premiseequipment, CPE) and/or another device for communicating over a wirelesssystem, and a next-generation communication system, for example, aterminal device in a 5G network, or a terminal device in a futureevolved public land mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN).

As an example rather than a limitation, when the project end is awearable device, the wearable device may alternatively be a generic termfor wearable devices such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothes, andshoes that are developed based on intelligent design of daily wearing byusing wearable technologies. The wearable device is a portable devicethat can be directly worn on the body or integrated into clothes or anaccessory of a user. The wearable device is not merely a hardwaredevice, but is used to implement a powerful function through softwaresupport, data exchange, and cloud interaction. In a broad sense,wearable intelligent devices include full-featured and large-sizedevices that can implement complete or partial functions withoutdepending on smartphones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, anddevices that dedicated to only one type of application and need to workwith other devices such as smartphones, such as various smart bands orsmart jewelry for monitoring physical signs.

The following uses an example in which a project end is a mobile phone.FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a mobile phone 100.

The mobile phone 100 may include a processor 110, an external memoryinterface 120, an internal memory 121, a universal serial bus (universalserial bus, USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, apower management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2,a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160,an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C,a headset jack 170D, a sensor module 180, a button 190, a motor 191, anindicator 192, a camera 193, a display 194, an SIM card interface 195,and the like. The sensor module 180 may include a gyroscope sensor 180A,an acceleration sensor 180B, a barometric pressure sensor 180C, amagnetic sensor 180D, an ambient light sensor 180E, an optical proximitysensor 180G, a fingerprint sensor 180H, a temperature sensor 180J, and atouch sensor 180K (Certainly, the mobile phone 100 may further includeanother sensor, for example, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, adistance sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, or a bone conductionsensor, which is not shown in the figure).

It may be understood that an illustrated structure in this embodiment ofthe present invention does not constitute a specific limitation on themobile phone loft In other embodiments of this disclosure, the mobilephone 100 may include more or fewer components than those shown in thefigure, or some components may be combined, or some components may besplit, or there may be a different component layout. The componentsshown in the figure may be implemented by using hardware, software, or acombination of software and hardware.

The processor 110 may include one or more processing units. For example,the processor 110 may include an application processor (applicationprocessor, AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (graphicsprocessing unit, GPU), an image signal processor (image signalprocessor, ISP), a controller, a memory, a video codec, a digital signalprocessor (digital signal processor, DSP), a baseband processor, aneural-network processing unit (neural-network processing unit, NPU),and/or the like. Different processing units may be independentcomponents, or may be integrated into one or more processors. Thecontroller may be a nerve center and a command center of the mobilephone 100. The controller may generate an operation control signal basedon instruction operation code and a time sequence signal, to completecontrol of instruction fetching and instruction execution.

A memory may be further disposed in the processor 110, and is configuredto store instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in theprocessor 110 is a cache memory. The memory may store instructions ordata just used or cyclically used by the processor 110. If the processor110 needs to use the instructions or the data again, the processor maydirectly invoke the instructions or the data from the memory. Thisavoids repeated access, reduces a waiting time of the processor 110, andimproves system efficiency.

The processor 110 may run the screen projection method provided inembodiments of this disclosure, to enrich screen projection functions,improve screen projection flexibility, and improve user experience. Theprocessor 110 may include different components. For example, when a CPUand a GPU are integrated, the CPU and the GPU may cooperate to performthe screen projection method provided in embodiments of this disclosure.For example, in the screen projection method, some algorithms areperformed by the CPU, and other algorithms are performed by the GPU, toachieve high processing efficiency.

The display 194 is configured to display an image, a video, and thelike. The display 194 includes a display panel. The display panel may bea liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display, LCD), an organiclight-emitting diode (organic light-emitting diode, OLED), anactive-matrix organic light emitting diode (active-matrix organic lightemitting diode, AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (flexiblelight-emitting diode, FLED), a mini-LED, a micro-LED, a micro-OLED, aquantum dot light emitting diode (quantum dot light emitting diodes,QLED), or the like. In some embodiments, the mobile phone 100 mayinclude one or N displays 194, where N is a positive integer greaterthan 1. The display 194 may be configured to display information inputby a user or information provided to a user, and various graphical userinterfaces (graphical user interface, GUI). For example, the display 194may display a photo, a video, a web page, a file, or the like. Foranother example, the display 194 may display a graphical user interface.The graphical user interface includes a status bar, a navigation barthat can be hidden, a time and weather widget (widget), and anapplication icon, for example, a browser icon. The status bar includesan operator name (for example, China Mobile), a mobile network (forexample, 4G), time, and a battery level. The navigation bar includes anicon of a back (back) button, an icon of a home (home) button, and anicon of a forward button. In addition, it may be understood that, insome embodiments, the status bar may further include a Bluetooth icon, aWi-Fi icon, an icon of an externally-connected device, and the like. Itmay be further understood that, in some other embodiments, the graphicaluser interface may further include a dock bar, and the dock bar mayinclude an icon of a frequently-used application and the like. After theprocessor detects a touch event of a user on an application icon byusing a finger (a stylus or the like), in response to the touch event,the processor starts a user interface of an application corresponding tothe application icon, and displays the user interface of the applicationon the display 194.

In embodiments of this disclosure, the display 194 may be one integratedflexible display, or may be a spliced display including two rigidscreens and one flexible screen located between the two rigid screens.After the processor 110 executes the screen projection method providedin embodiments of this disclosure, the processor 110 may control anexternal audio output device to switch an output audio signal.

The camera 193 (a front-facing camera, a rear-facing camera, or a camerathat may serve as both a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera)is configured to capture a static image or a video. Generally, thecamera 193 may include a photosensitive element such as a lens group andan image sensor. The lens group includes a plurality of lenses (convexlenses or concave lenses), and is configured to collect an opticalsignal reflected by a to-be-photographed object and transmit thecollected optical signal to the image sensor. The image sensor generatesan original image of the to-be-photographed object based on the opticalsignal.

The internal memory 121 may be configured to store computer-executableprogram code. The executable program code includes instructions. Theprocessor 110 runs the instructions stored in the internal memory 121,to perform various function applications of the mobile phone 100 anddata processing. The internal memory 121 may include a program storagearea and a data storage area. The program storage area may store code ofan operating system, an application (for example, a camera applicationor a WeChat application), and the like. The data storage area may storedata (for example, an image or a video collected by the cameraapplication) created during use of the mobile phone 100 and the like.

The internal memory 121 may further store one or more computer programs1210 corresponding to the screen projection method provided inembodiments of this disclosure. The one or more computer programs 1210are stored in the memory 121 and are configured to be executed by theone or more processors 110. The one or more computer programs 1210include instructions, and the foregoing instructions may be used toperform steps in corresponding embodiments shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 .The computer program 1210 may include an account verification module1211 and a priority comparison module 1212. The account verificationmodule 1211 is configured to authenticate system authentication accountsof other project ends in a local area network. The priority comparisonmodule 1212 may be configured to compare a priority of an audio outputrequest service with a priority of a current output service of the audiooutput device. A status synchronizing module 1213 may be configured tosynchronize a device status of an audio output device currentlyconnected by the project end to another project end, or synchronize adevice status of an audio output device currently connected by anotherdevice to a local end. When the processor 110 runs code of the screenprojection method stored in the internal memory 121, the processor 110may control the project end to perform screen projection dataprocessing.

In addition, the internal memory 121 may include a high-speed randomaccess memory, or may include a nonvolatile memory, for example, atleast one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory, or a universalflash storage (universal flash storage, UFS).

Certainly, code of the screen projection method provided in embodimentsof this disclosure may alternatively be stored in an external memory. Inthis case, the processor 110 may run, by using the external memoryinterface 120, the code of the screen projection method stored in theexternal memory, and the processor 110 may control the project end toperform screen projection data processing.

The following describes functions of the sensor module 180.

The gyroscope sensor 180A may be configured to determine a motionposture of the mobile phone 100. In some embodiments, angular velocitiesof the mobile phone 100 around three axes (namely, axes x, y, and z) maybe determined by using the gyroscope sensor 180A. In other words, thegyroscope sensor 180A may be configured to detect the current motionstatus of the mobile phone 100, for example, the shaken or static state.

When the display in this embodiment of this disclosure is a foldablescreen, the gyroscope sensor 180A may be configured to detect a foldingor unfolding operation performed on the display 194. The gyroscopesensor 180A may report the detected folding operation or unfoldingoperation to the processor 110 as an event, to determine a folded stateor an unfolded state of the display 194.

The acceleration sensor 180B may detect magnitude of accelerations ofthe mobile phone 100 in various directions (usually on three axes). Inother words, the gyroscope sensor 180A may be configured to detect thecurrent motion status of the mobile phone 100, for example, the shakenor static state. When the display in this embodiment of this disclosureis a foldable screen, the acceleration sensor 180B may be configured todetect a folding or unfolding operation performed on the display 194.The acceleration sensor 180B may report the detected folding operationor unfolding operation to the processor 110 as an event, to determine afolded state or an unfolded state of the display 194.

The optical proximity sensor 180G may include, for example, alight-emitting diode (LED) and an optical detector, for example, aphotodiode. The light-emitting diode may be an infrared light-emittingdiode. The mobile phone emits infrared light by using the light emittingdiode. The mobile phone detects infrared reflected light from a nearbyobject by using the photodiode. When sufficient reflected light isdetected, the mobile phone may determine that there is an object nearthe mobile phone. When insufficient reflected light is detected, themobile phone may determine that there is no object near the mobilephone. When the display in this embodiment of this disclosure is afoldable screen, the optical proximity sensor 180G may be disposed on afirst screen of the foldable display 194, and the optical proximitysensor 180G may detect a magnitude of an angle between the first screenand a second screen in a folded or unfolded state based on an opticalpath difference between infrared signals.

The gyroscope sensor 180A (or the acceleration sensor 180B) may senddetected motion status information (for example, an angular velocity) tothe processor 110. The processor no determines, based on the motionstatus information, whether the mobile phone is currently in a handheldstate or a tripod state (for example, when the angular velocity is not0, it indicates that the mobile phone 100 is in the handheld state).

The fingerprint sensor 180H is configured to collect a fingerprint. Themobile phone 100 may use a feature of the collected fingerprint toimplement fingerprint-based unlocking, application lock access,fingerprint-based photographing, fingerprint-based call answering, andthe like.

The touch sensor 180K is also referred to as a “touch panel”. The touchsensor 180K may be disposed on the display 194, and the touch sensor180K and the display 194 constitute a touchscreen, which is alsoreferred to as a “touch screen”. The touch sensor 180K is configured todetect a touch operation performed on or near the touch sensor. Thetouch sensor may transfer the detected touch operation to theapplication processor to determine a type of the touch event. A visualoutput related to the touch operation may be provided by using thedisplay 194. In some other embodiments, the touch sensor 180K mayalternatively be disposed on a surface of the mobile phone 100, and islocated on a position different from that of the display 194.

For example, the display 194 of the mobile phone wo displays a homescreen, and the home screen includes icons of a plurality ofapplications (for example, a camera application and a WeChatapplication). The user taps the icon of the camera application on thehome screen by using the touch sensor 180K, to trigger the processor 110to enable the camera application and turn on the camera 193. The display194 displays an interface of the camera application, for example, aviewfinder interface.

A wireless communication function of the mobile phone wo may beimplemented by using the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobilecommunication module 150, the wireless communication module 160, themodem processor, the baseband processor, and the like.

The antenna 1 and the antenna 2 are configured to transmit and receiveelectromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in the mobile phone wo may beconfigured to cover one or more communication frequency bands. Differentantennas may be further multiplexed, to improve antenna utilization. Forexample, the antenna 1 may be multiplexed as a diversity antenna of awireless local area network. In some other embodiments, the antenna maybe used in combination with a tuning switch.

The mobile communication module 150 may provide a solution to wirelesscommunication such as 2G/3G/4G/5G applied to the mobile phone 100. Themobile communication module 150 may include at least one filter, aswitch, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier (low noise amplifier,LNA), and the like. The mobile communication module 150 may receive anelectromagnetic wave through the antenna 1, perform processing such asfiltering or amplification on the received electromagnetic wave, andtransmit the electromagnetic wave to the modem processor fordemodulation. The mobile communication module 150 may further amplify asignal modulated by the modem processor, and convert the signal into anelectromagnetic wave for radiation through the antenna 1. In someembodiments, at least some functional modules in the mobilecommunication module 150 may be disposed in the processor 110. In someembodiments, at least some functional modules in the mobilecommunication module 150 may be disposed in a same device as at leastsome modules of the processor 110. In this embodiment of thisdisclosure, the mobile communication module 150 may be furtherconfigured to exchange information with another project end, that is,send data related to screen projection to the another project end; orthe mobile communication module 150 may be configured to receive ascreen projection request, and encapsulate the received screenprojection request into a message in a specified format.

The modem processor may include a modulator and a demodulator. Themodulator is configured to modulate a to-be-sent low-frequency basebandsignal into a medium-high frequency signal. The demodulator isconfigured to demodulate a received electromagnetic wave signal into alow-frequency baseband signal. Then, the demodulator transmits thelow-frequency baseband signal obtained through demodulation to thebaseband processor for processing. The low-frequency baseband signal isprocessed by the baseband processor and then transmitted to theapplication processor. The application processor outputs a sound signalthrough an audio device (which is not limited to the speaker 170A, thereceiver 170B, or the like), or displays an image or a video through thedisplay 194. In some embodiments, the modem processor may be anindependent component. In some other embodiments, the modem processormay be independent of the processor 110, and is disposed in a samedevice as the mobile communication module 150 or another functionalmodule.

The wireless communication module 160 may provide a solution to wirelesscommunication applied to the mobile phone 100, for example, a wirelesslocal area network (wireless local area networks, WLAN) (for example, awireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi) network), Bluetooth(Bluetooth, BT), a global navigation satellite system (global navigationsatellite system, GNSS), frequency modulation (frequency modulation,FM), a near field communication (near field communication, NFC)technology, and an infrared (infrared, IR) technology. The wirelesscommunication module 160 may be one or more components integrating atleast one communication processing module. The wireless communicationmodule 160 receives an electromagnetic wave through the antenna 2,performs frequency modulation and filtering processing on anelectromagnetic wave signal, and sends a processed signal to theprocessor 110. The wireless communication module 160 may further receivea to-be-sent signal from the processor 110, perform frequency modulationand amplification on the signal, and convert the signal into anelectromagnetic wave for radiation through the antenna 2. In thisembodiment of this disclosure, the wireless communication module 160 maybe configured to access an access point device, and send and receive amessage to another project end.

In addition, the mobile phone 100 may implement an audio function, forexample, music playing and recording, through the audio module 170, thespeaker 170A, the receiver 170B, the microphone 170C, the headset jack170D, the application processor, and the like. The mobile phone 100 mayreceive an input of the button 190, and generate a button signal inputrelated to a user setting and function control of the mobile phone 100.The mobile phone 100 may generate a vibration prompt (for example, anincoming call vibration prompt) by using the motor 191. The indicator192 in the mobile phone 100 may be an indicator light, may be configuredto indicate a charging status and a power change, and may also beconfigured to indicate a message, a missed call, a notification, and thelike. The SIM card interface 195 in the mobile phone 100 is configuredto connect to a SIM card. The SIM card may be inserted into the SIM cardinterface 195 or detached from the SIM card interface 195, to implementcontact with or separation from the mobile phone 100.

It should be understood that during actual application, the mobile phone100 may include more or fewer components than those shown in FIG. 8 .This is not limited in this embodiment of this disclosure. The mobilephone 100 shown in the figure is merely an example, and the mobile phone100 may have more or fewer components than those shown in the figure,two or more components may be combined, or different componentconfigurations may be used. Components shown in the figure may beimplemented by hardware that includes one or more signal processingand/or application-specific integrated circuits, software, or acombination of hardware and software.

In addition, function units in embodiments of this disclosure may beintegrated into one processing unit, or each of the units may existalone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.The integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or may beimplemented in a form of a software functional unit.

An embodiment of this disclosure further provides a computer-readablestorage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computerprogram. When the computer program is executed by a processor, steps inthe foregoing method embodiments can be implemented.

An embodiment of this disclosure provides a computer program product.When the computer program product is run on a project end, the projectend is enabled to implement steps in the foregoing method embodiments.

An embodiment of this disclosure further provides a chip system. Thechip system includes a processor, the processor is coupled to a memory,and the processor executes a computer program stored in the memory, toimplement steps in the foregoing method embodiments.

When the integrated module/unit is implemented in a form of a softwarefunctional unit and sold or used as an independent product, theintegrated module/unit may be stored in a computer-readable storagemedium. Based on such an understanding, all or some of the processes ofthe method in embodiments of this disclosure may be implemented by acomputer program instructing related hardware. The computer program maybe stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the computerprogram is executed by the processor, steps of the foregoing methodembodiments may be implemented. The computer program includes computerprogram code. The computer program code may be in a source code form, anobject code form, an executable file form, some intermediate forms, orthe like. The computer-readable storage medium may include at least anyentity or apparatus that can carry the computer program code, arecording medium, a USB flash drive, a removable hard disk, a magneticdisk, an optical disc, a computer memory, a read-only memory (Read-OnlyMemory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), anelectrical carrier signal, a telecommunications signal, a softwaredistribution medium, and the like.

In the foregoing embodiments, the description of each embodiment hasrespective focuses, or a part that is not described in detail orrecorded in an embodiment, refer to related descriptions in otherembodiments.

A person of ordinary skill in the art may be aware that, in combinationwith the examples described in embodiments disclosed in thisspecification, units and algorithm steps can be implemented byelectronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronichardware. Whether the functions are performed by hardware or softwaredepends on particular applications and design constraints of thetechnical solutions. A person skilled in the art may use differentmethods to implement the described functions for each particularapplication, but it should not be considered that the implementationgoes beyond the scope of this disclosure.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physicallyseparate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units,may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality ofnetwork units. Some or all of the units may be selected based on actualrequirements to achieve the objectives of the solutions of embodiments.

The foregoing embodiments are merely intended to describe the technicalsolutions of this disclosure, but are not to limit this disclosure.Although this disclosure is described in detail with reference to theforegoing embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art shouldunderstand that they may still make modifications to the technicalsolutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalentreplacements to some technical features thereof, without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the technical solutions of embodiments of thisdisclosure, and these modifications and replacements shall fall withinthe protection scope of this disclosure.

In conclusion, the foregoing descriptions are merely specificimplementations of this disclosure, but are not intended to limit theprotection scope of this disclosure. Any variation or replacement withinthe technical scope disclosed in this disclosure shall fall within theprotection scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope ofthis disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

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 32. A screen projection method comprising: determining,by a project end, to-be-projected data when a screen projection functionis enabled; obtaining, by the project end, first data permission of theproject end for the to-be-projected data and second data permission of areceive end for the to-be-projected data when the to-be-projected datais media data; and projecting, by the project end, the to-be-projecteddata onto the receive end in a screen mirroring manner when the firstdata permission is higher than the second data permission; orprojecting, by the project end, the to-be-projected data onto thereceive end in a digital living network alliance manner when the firstdata permission is lower than the second data permission.
 33. The screenprojection method according to claim 32, further comprising projecting,by the project end, the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in thescreen mirroring manner when the to-be-projected data is not media data.34. The screen projection method according to claim 32, furthercomprising projecting, by the project end, the to-be-projected data ontothe receive end in the digital living network alliance manner when thefirst data permission is the same as the second data permission.
 35. Thescreen projection method according to claim 32, further comprising:obtaining, by the project end, first decoding quality of the project endfor the to-be-projected data and second decoding quality of the receiveend for the to-be-projected data when the first data permission is thesame as the second data permission; and projecting, by the project end,the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in the screen mirroringmanner when the first decoding quality is higher than the seconddecoding quality; or projecting, by the project end, the to-be-projecteddata onto the receive end in the digital living network alliance mannerwhen the first decoding quality is lower than the second decodingquality.
 36. The screen projection method according to claim 35, furthercomprising projecting, by the project end, the to-be-projected data ontothe receive end in the digital living network alliance manner when thefirst decoding quality is the same as the second decoding quality. 37.The screen projection method according to claim 32, wherein the firstdata permission comprises: determining, by the project end, a firstapplication that is able to play the to-be-projected data from installedapplications; obtaining a user account of the first application; anddetermining the first data permission based on the user account.
 38. Thescreen projection method according to claim 32, wherein obtaining thesecond data permission comprises: sending, by the project end, firstinformation of the to-be-projected data to the receive end; andreceiving, by the project end, the second data permission returned bythe receive end for the first information.
 39. A project end comprising:a memory configured to store a computer program; and a processorconfigured to execute the computer program, the computer programincluding instructions for: determining to-be-projected data when ascreen projection function is enabled; obtaining first data permissionof the project end for the to-be-projected data and second datapermission of a receive end for the to-be-projected data when theto-be-projected data is media data; and projecting the to-be-projecteddata onto the receive end in a screen mirroring manner when the firstdata permission is higher than the second data permission; or projectingthe to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a digital livingnetwork alliance manner when the first data permission is lower than thesecond data permission.
 40. The projection end of claim 39, wherein theinstructions further comprise projecting the to-be-projected data ontothe receive end in the screen mirroring manner when the to-be-projecteddata is not media data.
 41. The projection end of claim 39, wherein theinstructions further comprise projecting the to-be-projected data ontothe receive end in the digital living network alliance manner when thefirst data permission is the same as the second data permission.
 42. Theprojection end of claim 39, wherein the instructions further comprise:obtaining first decoding quality of the project end for theto-be-projected data and second decoding quality of the receive end forthe to-be-projected data when the first data permission is the same asthe second data permission; and projecting the to-be-projected data ontothe receive end in the screen mirroring manner when the first decodingquality is higher than the second decoding quality; or projecting theto-be-projected data onto the receive end in the digital living networkalliance manner when the first decoding quality is lower than the seconddecoding quality.
 43. The projection end of claim 42, wherein theinstructions further comprises projecting the to-be-projected data ontothe receive end in the digital living network alliance manner when thefirst decoding quality is the same as the second decoding quality. 44.The projection end of claim 39, wherein the instructions for obtainingthe first data permission comprise: determining a first application thatis able to play the to-be-projected data from installed applications;obtaining a user account of the first application; and determining thefirst data permission based on the user account.
 45. The projection endof claim 39, wherein the instructions for obtaining the second datapermission comprise: sending first information of the to-be-projecteddata to the receive end; and receiving the second data permissionreturned by the receive end for the first information.
 46. Anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructionsthat, when run on a projection end, cause the projection end to:determine to-be-projected data when a screen projection function isenabled; obtain first data permission of the project end for theto-be-projected data and second data permission of a receive end for theto-be-projected data when the to-be-projected data is media data; andproject the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screenmirroring manner when the first data permission is higher than thesecond data permission; or project the to-be-projected data onto thereceive end in a digital living network alliance manner when the firstdata permission is lower than the second data permission.
 47. Thecomputer-readable storage medium of claim 46, further comprisinginstructions that, when run on the projection end, cause the projectionend to project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in thescreen mirroring manner when the to-be-projected data is not media data.48. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 46, further comprisinginstructions that, when run on the projection end, cause the projectionend to project the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in thedigital living network alliance manner when the first data permission isthe same as the second data permission.
 49. A project end comprising: achip system comprising: a processor and a memory coupled to theprocessor, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program,and wherein the processor configured to execute the computer program,the computer program including instructions for: determiningto-be-projected data when a screen projection function when enabled;obtaining first data permission of the project end for theto-be-projected data and second data permission of a receive end for theto-be-projected data when the to-be-projected data is media data; andprojecting the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in a screenmirroring manner when the first data permission is higher than thesecond data permission; or projecting the to-be-projected data onto thereceive end in a digital living network alliance manner when the firstdata permission is lower than the second data permission.
 50. Theproject end of claim 49, wherein the instructions further compriseprojecting the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in the screenmirroring manner when the to-be-projected data is not media data. 51.The project end of claim 49, wherein the instructions further compriseprojecting the to-be-projected data onto the receive end in the digitalliving network alliance manner when the first data permission is thesame as the second data permission.